ABSTRACT
Conflict over the proper role of religion in public life is quite old, yet the problems associated with it are as pressing as ever. Indeed, the philosophical problems raised by the proper public role of religion remain among the most challenging in political theory. Our aim in this essay is to clearly formulate these philosophical problems and to survey both prominent and plausible ways to resolve them. We point out where mainstream approaches to the public role of religion go wrong and how they might be rectified. Consequently, we will survey responses that include either (i) modifying the dominant view or (ii) rejecting the dominant view.
